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42 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 27-3031” (soc) for Public Relations Specialists. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 196 | 13.8 | $64,014 | not matched | — |
| FL | 136 | 18.7 | $75,097 | not matched | — |
| NY | 95 | 19.3 | $98,493 | not matched | — |
| TX | 89 | 19.5 | $56,562 | not matched | — |
| IL | 63 | 42.3 | $70,543 | not matched | — |
| OH | 60 | 8.0 | $62,857 | not matched | — |
| PA | 54 | 21.2 | $69,379 | not matched | — |
| VA | 50 | 27.8 | $71,174 | not matched | — |
| NJ | 50 | 19.5 | $70,669 | not matched | — |
| MD | 41 | 15.7 | $59,220 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| NC | 37 | 11.8 | $76,779 | licence | Lobbyist Principal; Lobbyist Registration |
| MN | 36 | 47.3 | $64,988 | licence | Lobbyist Registration |
| CO | 31 | 7.1 | $72,750 | not matched | — |
| MO | 30 | 25.2 | $83,980 | not matched | — |
| GA | 29 | 11.7 | $75,518 | not matched | — |
| CT | 29 | 34.9 | $63,301 | not matched | — |
| MI | 24 | 24.4 | $84,462 | licence | Lobbyist Agent |
| AZ | 24 | 5.2 | $61,266 | not matched | — |
| MA | 23 | 8.7 | $91,715 | not matched | — |
| OR | 15 | 32.5 | $60,154 | licence | Lobbyist |
| SC | 15 | 7.3 | $64,191 | not matched | — |
| WA | 15 | 16.9 | $118,382 | not matched | — |
| IA | 13 | 24.5 | $54,793 | not matched | — |
| KS | 12 | 12.0 | $74,556 | not matched | — |
| DC | 12 | 4.8 | $88,931 | not matched | — |
| KY | 12 | 23.3 | $45,000 | not matched | — |
| TN | 11 | 9.2 | $79,485 | not matched | — |
| NV | 11 | 5.3 | $40,466 | not matched | — |
| UT | 11 | 12.2 | $55,642 | not matched | — |
| DE | 9 | 21.8 | $51,158 | not matched | — |
| WI | 8 | 22.6 | $41,370 | licence | LOBBYIST |
| AL | 8 | 44.5 | $85,230 | not matched | — |
| ME | 7 | 6.1 | $59,791 | not matched | — |
| IN | 6 | 35.8 | $32,479 | not matched | — |
| NH | 6 | 10.2 | $125,262 | licence | Lobbyist |
| LA | 6 | 6.3 | $40,105 | not matched | — |
| OK | 5 | 33.0 | $43,442 | not matched | — |
| ID | 5 | 14.4 | $41,153 | not matched | — |
| NE | 4 | 4.0 | $31,125 | licence | Lobbyist |
| AR | 3 | 10.0 | $47,067 | licence | Lobbyist |
| AK | 3 | 2.3 | $48,000 | not matched | — |
| HI | 3 | 3.0 | $42,778 | not matched | — |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.